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By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona is leaving aside the distractions of its latest scandal by playing good soccer and winning big matches. Barcelona defeated Real Madrid for the second time in in less than three weeks on Sunday to make sure there is more talk about the team’s prowess on

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Most Formula One drivers delayed by a stomach bug before flying to a race followed by an annoying mechanical failure in qualifying would have been happy to finish in second place. Especially after starting from 15th place on the grid. But not two-time defending F1 champion Max Verstappen.

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Lindsay Brandon is a lawyer whose past clients include athletes disputing doping suspensions. In her new post as the WTA’s first director of safeguarding, Brandon is leading an increased effort to protect athletes from predatory coaches — and others — on the women’s professional tennis tour. “Safeguarding is about

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer Ja Morant’s eight-game NBA suspension is over, and the two-time All-Star has rejoined the Memphis Grizzlies. He was on the bench for Memphis’ home game against Dallas. It’s unclear exactly when he’ll play, with the earliest being Wednesday. The Grizzlies announced Morant would not play against the Mavericks

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer We know you’re upset. Underdogs have blown up every bracket in the country. An upside of the upsets: perhaps the maddest March ever. Defending national champion Kansas and fellow No. 1 seed Purdue are gone — the Boilermakers with a slice of unwanted history. The Sweet 16 won’t have

By ANDI JATMIKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Dozens of conservative Muslims have marched in Indonesia’s capital to protests Israel’s first-ever participation in the FIFA World Cup Under-20 in Indonesia. The world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation is hosting the U-20 World Cup from May 20 to June 11. A total of 24 countries from

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Sobbing as she received hugs from friends, family and administrators, Mississippi coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin tried to grasp the magnitude of her team’s stunning win against top-seeded Stanford when someone reminded her there’s more basketball to be played. Her two young daughters danced for joy on

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer DENVER (AP) — Drew Timme extended his one-of-a-kind college career by at least one more game, scoring 28 points to help third-seeded Gonzaga make its eighth straight Sweet 16 with a come-from-behind 84-81 win over TCU. Timme made his first 3-pointer since December as part of a 13-1 run

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Austin Reaves scored a career-high 35 points, D’Angelo Russell added 18 points and the Los Angeles Lakers hung on for a 111-105 victory over the Orlando Magic. Anthony Davis had 15 points and 11 rebounds on another rough shooting night, but Reaves carried the Lakers

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — March Madness isn’t just about filling out — and later trashing — brackets. There are more ways to bet the field in the NCAA Tournament, an event that will consume basketball fans until the first weekend of April. After a batch of first-round upsets, the

By The Associated Press March Madness is heading to the Sweet 16 without a handful of top teams. Two No. 1 seeds, Kansas and Purdue, No. 2 seed Arizona and No. 4 seed Virginia are all gone — and gone with them are millions of busted brackets. It’s been tough sledding for the bluebloods, too:

By The Associated Press The battle for the national championship in women’s basketball is on. The top seeds are South Carolina, Indiana, Stanford and Virginia Tech. Stanford is the first of that quartet to lose, ousted by Ole Miss. Sweet 16 weekend brings a twist this year for the women’s teams: There will be two

By JIM HOEHN Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 22 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, Brook Lopez scored 17 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, and the Milwaukee Bucks rallied for a 118-111 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night. Khris Middleton added 20 points and Bobby Portis had

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Hundreds gathered outside Miami Marlins’ home ballpark in Little Havana on Sunday to protest for the Cuban national baseball team played the United States in the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic. It’s the first time the Cuban team has played in Miami, a landing spot

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Elias Pettersson had a power-play goal and an assist to extend his point streak to eight games, Quinn Hughes had two assists to give him 60 for the season, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Anaheim Ducks 2-1. J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist,

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Trey Woodbury scored 15 of his 25 points in the second half and Utah Valley defeated Colorado 81-69 in the second round of the NIT. Woodbury sank 11 of 15 shots from the floor with three 3-pointers for the Wolverines (27-8), who advance to play Cincinnati (23-12) in the quarterfinals. Justin

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Paul George had 29 points and the Los Angeles Clippers handed the Portland Trail Blazers their sixth straight loss with a 117-102 victory on Sunday night. Kawhi Leonard added 24 for the Clippers as they fight for home-court advantage in the playoffs. Los Angeles

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Angel Reese dismantled Michigan on both ends of the court with 25 points, 24 rebounds, six  blocks, and three steals, and third-seeded LSU defeated No. 6 seed Michigan 66-42 Sunday night in the second round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Alexis Morris scored 11